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If you think that anyone can be guilty of making a racist comment or performing a racist act, including you, and that you are willing to take ownership of your statements and actions, resist blaming the person who was offended, figure out why they were taken as racist, apologize, and not do it again, post this exact sentence in your journal.

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I just made an LJ friends cut. Housekeeping, really. Anyone who hadn't posted in over a year got zapped (except for one deceased friend that I can't delete for sentimental reasons). This included if you had 2 accounts because you changed usernames but the old one had aged more than a year. If any of you are still out there and want back in, just drop me a line.

I also removed a couple journals done by comics artists. No offense meant. I just wasn't reading TEH COMIX like I expected to. But again, if you want back on because you for some reason miss my rambling, let me know.

I'm not good at this. Until an incident this last weekend that I would rather not discuss, In all my LJ years, I have never cut an LJ friend unless they outright announced they were done with LJ and not coming back. So this is meant to be LIKE that, only without the announcements. Based on usage history, if you are reading this, you probably weren't 'cut', but again, let me know if you want back in. It's just me trying to get organized more than anything.

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liberty

Please help my friends.

That anyone can opt out of laws protecting pregnant women is an atrocity, as is just about everything insurance companies do. Please read and help if you can, or pass it on to someone you think can.

http://jaime29.livejournal.com/231…

And don't let the fact that there is a paypal link at the bottom scare you off if you can't help that way; we're talking any kind of help, including legal advice.

These are close personal friends of mine and winterlady's who I can vouch for as not trying to play the system or any crap like that. They may as well be family, which means this kid they are about to have may as well be my nephew. A year or so ago, I would have just thrown money at this. Things are more complicated now, and we can't do it that simply. But I can help get the plea out, so I am.
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gnu

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Lubriderm used to be the simplest, purest skin moisturizer (or lubricant) there was. Basic ingredients: Water and mineral oil. Secondary: and emulsifier. Then maybe a preservative.

It was one of the things I learned as a psoriasis patient over 20 years ago. There were four lubricants that were okay enough to use on our effected skin: Pure Mineral Oil, Vaseline, Eucerin, and Lubriderm.

They were all made of two basic ingredients: Mineral Oil and Water. Everything else had too many other incdedients that may cause irritation.

Mineral Oil: 100% Mineral oil. (obviously)
Vaseline: about 80% mineral oil and 20% water.
Eucerin: about 40/60.
Lubriderm, about 80% water and 20% mineral oil.

And all avoiding fragrances and alcohols to complicate the product or irritate your psoriasis in the process of helping with the dryness.

Lubriderm was the favorite for daily use, because it's 80/20 ratio of water to mineral oil made it absorb fast and less likely to stain clothing.

Times have changed; I made the mistake of looking at the ingredients on my Lubriderm bottle today:

Water, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Stearic Acid, Lanolin, Sorbitol, Cetyl Alcohol, Lanolin Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Microcrystaline Wax, Dimethaicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Tri-PPG-3 Myristl Ether Citrate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Xanthan Gum, Butylparaben, and Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate.

What the Hell happened?

Why is there "Diazolidinyl Urea" in my Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion For Normal To Dry Skin, Developed By Dermatolgists For Healthier Skin, with a Clean Non-Greasy feel???

If the first ingredient is WATER, and another is UREA, and the ingredients of URINE are UREA and WATER, then this product contains URINE.

The bottle has a huge, highlighted "FRAGRANCE FREE" spot on the front. Why does it not also have a huge, highlighted "CONTAINS PEE"???

And what's this "Diazolidinyl" business? Is this the urine of a Valium user? I suppose that WOULD soothe the skin, in its way. But eventually, wouldn't your skin get all jittery if it didn't get its fix?

I don't care what Propylparaben is. Nor Triethanolamine. Nor Butylparaben. Even though they all sound explosive. And whatever Tri-PPG-3 Myristyl Ether Citrate is, I'm sure it's somehow beneficial to my skin or keeps the product from starting to smell like dead mouse in a week.

BUT WHY IS THEIR WEE WEE IN MY LUBRIDERM?? AND WHOSE WEE WEE IS IT??? CAN I ORDER IT SPECIAL WITH AT LEAST MY OWN WEE WEE SO I KNOW WHETHER OR NOT I CAN TRUST IT???
gnu

Validation

If you haven't watched this flick yet, watch it. It's 16 minutes. If you don't have 16 minutes, find 16 minutes and watch it. And then take it with you.




This has been a public service announcement.
gnu

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It's a meme and a quiz!

1) Put your favorite music player on RANDOM
2) post the opening line from the first 32 songs
3) Have your LJ friends guess the song and artist for each line
4) Fill in the right answers as they come in and congratulate the correct guessers.


Some stuff on this list, I will be disappointed if no one gets. Some of it I will be disappointed if CERTAIN people don't get. Some of it I will be amazed if ANYONE gets...

LJ ate most of the post while I was trying to add winners. Screw it. See the comments for the winners. Here is the answer key.


1) The night came down, jungle sounds were in my ears. City screams are all I've heard in twenty years.  --The Police, Omegaman

 

2) So Juliette in a doorway, told her Romeo, "Hon, I might not be your future, but I always loved you so."  --The Buzzrats, Maybe dont go

 

3) Damn! I hate this job! To work in this dump, you gotta be a snob.  --MC 900 ft Jesus, Adventures in Failure

 

4) Wendel brought it to life in his guest room bath tub. It was a special project for his 4-H club.  --The Dead Milkmen, The thing that only eats hippies

 

5) Deep in the city, people live in the streets. You've got to be careful of everyone you meet.  --Old Skool Professors Of Funk, Electric Kingdom

 

6) Mirror, mirror on the wall, the face you show me scares me so.  --Styx, Snowblind

 

7) Tell me if it's alright. You said I should not fear. Things you haven't seen before are coming very near.  --Model 500, No UFOs

 

8) Interpol and Deutschebank. FBI and Scotland Yard.  --Kraftwerk, Computerworld

 

9) You don't know me, but I'm your brother. I was raised here in this living Hell.  --Doobie Brothers, Takin' it To The Streets

 

10) Time flies-- there it goes, right behind those UFO's.  --Ivan, Chain Reaction

 

11)  A telepathic line to a shadow on the wall. Just a passenger and that is all.  --Wall of Voodoo, The Pessenger

 

12)  Working on the weekend, baby. Shes working all through the night.  --Duran Duran, Skin Trade

 

13) I will dedicate and sacrifice my everything for just a seconds worth of how my story's ending. --Hoobastank, Crawling in the Dark

 

14) On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden and the words they say which we won't understand.  --Pink Floyd, On The Turning Away

 

15)  I'll be an Arab and be a Jew. I'll be a boxing kangaroo!  --Alice Cooper, Model Citizen

 

16) Is it to late, nothing to salvage? You look away, clear all the damage.  --T.A.T.U, Friend or Foe

 

17) I need a Veg-o-matic! I need a Pocket Fisherman!  --"Weird" Al Yankovic, Mister Popiel

 

18) Fame makes a man take things over. Fame lets him loose, hard to swallow.  --David Bowie, Fame

 

19) Musique rythmique. Son electronique. L'art politique. A l'age atomique.  --Kraftwerk, Electric Cafe

 

20) Fifty million years ago, you walked upon the planet so. God of all that you could see- just a little bit like me.  --The Police, Walking in your footsteps.

 

21) Look up on the wall, there on the floor, under the pillow, behind the door. --Genesis, Abacab

 

22) I scare myself just thinking about you. --Thomas Dolby, I scare myself

 

23) I need your arms around me, I need to feel your touch. I need your understanding, I need your love so much!  --Cake, Never There

 

24)The elves are dressed in leather, and the angels are in chains. --Spinal Tap, Christmas with the Devil

 

25) 1999 come knocking, time to get sensations rocking!  --Pop Will Eat itself, Karmadrome

 

26) It's quarter to three. there's no one in the place except you and me.  --Frank Sinatra, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)

 

27) Strap on that there jammy pac. Get a grip on your soul.   --Ween, Strap On That Jammy Pac

 

28) It's new, it's out of the ordinary. It's rather extrordinary, so yo bust this commentary.   --D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Brand New Funk

 

29) How does a duck know what direction south is? And how to tell his wife from all the other ducks?  --Crash Test Dummies, How Does A Duck Know

 

30) Sister of night when the hunger descends, and your body's a fire, an inferno that never ends.  --Depeche Mode, Sister of Night

 

31) In my High School, we separate the rich from the rest. Those who wear rags from those who only wear the best.  --Blaine Larsen, In My High School

 

32) You're so gorgeous, I'll do anything! I'll kiss you from your feet to where your head begins.  --The Cure, Why Can't i Be You?